By Eduard Kovacs on September 15, 2015 A researcher has conducted experiments to test some of the most popular web application firewalls (WAF) and see how efficient they are in protecting against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
A WAF is an appliance, a plugin or a filter that applies a set of rules to web communications in an effort to block common types of attacks, such as SQL injection and XSS. However, UAE-based security researcher Mazin Ahmed has attempted to demonstrate that many WAFs, including open source and commercial products, have weaknesses that could be exploited by malicious actors. Full Article
Web Application Firewalls Tested Against XSS Attacks
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